Sandusky jury hears weeping witness

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A young man whose mother first complained in 2008 about Jerry Sandusky — complaints that prompted a grand jury investigation — tearfully told jurors today that the former Penn State assistant football coach performed oral sex on him after meeting him through his charity.

The young man, labeled Victim No. 1 by prosecutors, now is 18 years old. He choked back tears as he spoke of encounters that included Sandusky fondling him, kissing him and ultimately engaging in a sex act.

At the time, the witness was between 11 and 15 years old.

Sandusky was barred from the witness' central Pennsylvania high school in 2009 after the youth's mother alerted school officials, triggering the investigation that produced charges.

The witness was the second of Sandusky's accusers to testify in the former coach's high-profile child sex-abuse trial.

Sandusky faces 52 counts involving 10 boys over a 15-year span.

Sandusky has denied the allegations.

His attorney says the accusers have financial motivations for their claims.